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Intel Core i5 12400F vs i3 14100F

49 out of 100
Intel Core i5 12400F
VS
50 out of 100
Intel Core i3 14100F
Intel Core i5 12400F
Intel Core i3 14100F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 12400F with 6-cores against the 3.5 GHz i3 14100F with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
106.1
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14100F and 12400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 12400F
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Advantages of Intel Core i3 14100F
  • Newer - released 2 years and 1 month later
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 12400F
vs
Core i3 14100F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 789 MB/sec 882 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 50.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 221 pages/sec 204.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec 238.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 230 pages/sec 240.2 pages/sec
Background blur 49.5 images/sec 44.9 images/sec
Photo processing 77.9 images/sec 98.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 11.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1128 & 33 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 12400F +27%
19551
Core i3 14100F
15400
Integer math 60.1 GOps/sec 45.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.9 GOps/sec 35.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 74M Primes/sec 61M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 23.2M Strings/sec 17.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.7 GBytes/sec 8.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 233.1 MBytes/sec 175.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1257 Frames/sec 1076 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.9B Matrices/sec 12B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 17200 & 577 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 12400F +49%
161.36
Core i3 14100F
108.48

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.8 PPW 8.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 145.8 PPW 153.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 300.8 PPW 265.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.48 PPW 1.87 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 12400F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-01-24 (Ecstatify)Geekbench 6 CPU2918 / 13277
📘 2025-08-17 (Olini)Cinebench 2024101 / 664
📘 2025-07-21 (Rolling Manatee)Cinebench 202495 / 640
📘 2025-05-12 (inoklike)Cinebench 202493 / 646
📘 2025-03-04 (RD)Cinebench 202488 / 620
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Intel Core i3 14100F
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 12400F and i3 14100F

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 9, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i5-12400F i3-14100F
Integrated GPU No No
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F -
Intel CPU rating (163rd and 151st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 4
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 35x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 58 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 117 W 110 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (108th and 106th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 12400F official page Intel Core i3 14100F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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